The Bank of Ghana has explained that its recent decision to engage a third-party firm to interconnect mobile money retail payment was taken in the best interest of the economy. The bank says it was informed by the need to ensure that the monetary policy transmission is not impaired in any significant way. Public Affairs […] The post Retail Payment contract genuine… to cost nation nothing – BOG appeared first on Ultimate FM. The Bank of Ghana has explained that its recent decision to

The defeated Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram E.T Mensah is set to contest in the upcoming Council of State Elections scheduled for February 16, 2017. He was knocked out of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) November 7, 2016 parliamentary primaries by his protégé Sam George who is now the MP. The 70-year old MP […] The post E.T Mensah to contest in Council of State Elections appeared first on Ultimate FM. The defeated Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram

A professional driver Ernest Obiri Lartey is calling on the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove her Ladyship, Justice Georgina Theodora Wood as the Chief Justice of Ghana for violating 146 (8) of the Constitution. In a petition to the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, it cited ‘incompetence’ on the part of the Chief […] The post Professional Driver calls for removal of Chief Justice appeared first on Ultimate FM. A professional driver Ernest Obiri Lartey is

Media reports recently quoted President Akufo Addo as telling the visiting delegation of the National House of Chiefs that “Unfortunately, there are occasions, I say so with the greatest of respect, when there are chiefs who are complicit in the decisions that are taken about ‘galamsey’ operations and everything.” Apparently, President Akufo Addo was rightly […] The post Mr. President, Keep an Eye on Chieftaincy & Religious Affairs Ministry—Bernard Asubonteng appeared

A 9-year-old Nigerian pupil, Ogechi Nwosu, of Aristoland Montessori School in Nungua, Accra, has been brutally lashed by her teacher for failing to complete her Twi assignment. “On Wednesday I didn’t do my Twi homework and my teacher caned me on my buttocks. The marks were very big I couldn’t sit down, the pains were […] The post Nigerian pupil, 9, brutalized for failing to do Twi homework appeared first on Ultimate FM. A 9-year-old Nigerian pupil, Ogechi Nwosu, of Aristoland Montessori

Former Black Stars midfielder Baba Adamu Amando has revealed that disputes over bonuses at the world cup in Germany in 2006 led to a player hauling a chair at Ghana Football Association officials at a meeting. Player mutiny over bonuses became a worldwide phenomenon in Brazil in 2014 in Brazil after Sulley Muntari was sent […] The post 2006 world cup: A Black Stars player threw a chair at GFA boss over bonuses- Baba Amando appeared first on Ultimate FM. Former Black Stars midfielder

As Ghana today joins the rest of the world to mark World Epilepsy  Day, Specialist Assistant at the Psychiatric Department of the  Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr. Ruth  Owusu Antwi is entreating people to desist from stigmatizing epileptic patients and tagging them as cursed. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss […] The post Stop tagging Epileptic patients as cursed- Dr Ruth Antwi appeared first on Ultimate FM. As

A District Court in Tamale has granted bail to some 17 suspects arrested in the latest chieftaincy clashes in Bimbila after a Circuit court judge earlier swerved the case. Police initially arrested 21 suspects on Thursday in Bimbila where a protracted intra – ethnic chieftaincy violence has killed many and uprooted dozens. 17 persons were […] The post Bimbila clashes: 17 Suspects granted bail appeared first on Ultimate FM. A District Court in Tamale has granted bail to some 17 suspects

The Head of the media Sub Committee of the Ghana 60 years on Anniversary Celebration, Jefferson Sackey, has explained the choice of the logo purported to have been plagiarised by the committee. Unibank is the only Corporate body that has made a contribution of GHC300,000.00 towards the Ghana 60 Years On Celebration. According to him, various designs were […] The post Jefferson Sackey explains Ghana@60 logo designs appeared first on Ultimate FM. The Head of the media Sub Committee

The former Deputy Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Joseph Yamin has stated that the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is being over ambitious about the implementation of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. The former Ashanti Regional Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), questioned the rationale behind the statement read by […] The post Free SHS policy: Nana Addo over ambitious-Yamin appeared first on Ultimate FM. The

The five-member ad hoc committee chaired by Joe Ghartey Member of Parliament (MP) for  Essikado-Ketan Constituency, established to probe the bribery allegations levelled against some members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament will begin its work on Wednesday, February 15, to Friday February 17, 2017. The public hearing will be held at the Speaker of Parliament Aaron Mike Ocquaye’s conference room. The MP for […] The post Parliamentary bribery allegation: Committee begins

The Former Ashanti regional Minister Peter Anarfi -Mensah has expressed pessimism about the sustainability of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy in public schools to be implemented by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government describing it as a ‘window dressing’. Mr Anarfi-Mensah further described the policy as a ‘superficial’ policy designed by the government to score […] The post Free SHS Policy: I doubt sustainability, just window dressing-Anarfi- Mensah

I was one of the critics who felt that Ghana didn’t need free Senior High School education, when President Nana Akufo-Addo, then Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in opposition, started trumpeting the idea ahead of election 2012. And what was my reason? I just followed the random arguments that first of all; we […] The post Why I now support Free SHS -Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie appeared first on Ultimate FM. I was one of the critics who felt that Ghana didn’t need free Senior

A seasoned Journalist and a member of Media for Justice and Accountability Kwabena Bobie Ansah has threatened to soon name five ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwarts who have in their possession some of the vehicles purported to be missing from the Presidency. Mr Bobie Ansah hinted that the group will make a formal compliant on […] The post Missing cars brouhaha: Bobie Ansah to name five NPP gurus appeared first on Ultimate FM. A seasoned Journalist and a member of Media for Justice

Deputy Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Fred Agbenyo has alleged that the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo has appointed his enemies whose actions may negatively affect his government, if not checked immediately. According to him, persons around the President are putting him in harm’s ways with regards to recent disclosures. The Director […] The post Nana Addo has appointed his own enemies – Agbenyo appeared first on Ultimate FM. Deputy

Nigerian actor and comedian Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe has been silent for a very long time after he was detained by the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency on allegations of drug trafficking, some years ago. The negative pall on his career has not gone done and  his problems were compounded by the fact that […] The post I Seriously Need Money To Make Women Love Me-Actor appeared first on Ultimate FM. Nigerian actor and comedian Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe has been silent

More than 180,000 people in northern California have been told to evacuate their homes after an overflow channel at the tallest dam in the US was weakened by heavy rainfall. The emergency spillway of the 770 ft (230m) tall Oroville Dam was close to collapse, officials said. The excess water has now stopped flowing. However […] The post Oroville Dam risk: Thousands evacuate Californian homes appeared first on Ultimate FM. More than 180,000 people in northern California have been told to

Menopause is a normal condition that all women experience as they age. The term “menopause” can describe any of the changes a woman goes through either just before or after she stops menstruating, marking the end of her reproductive period. A woman is born with a finite number of eggs, which are stored in the […] The post Study :Early menopause more likely in women without children appeared first on Ultimate FM. Menopause is a normal condition that all women experience as they

The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has told the world that Africa is more interested in trade than aid. Speaking at the fifth annual World Government Summit in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Bawumia said the vision of the Akufo-Addo administration is to establish a strong relationship with the “world driven more […] The post We are interested in trade not aid – Dr Bawumia appeared first on Ultimate FM. The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has told the

Regional Ministers-designate are expected to be vetted by the appointments committee of Parliament on Monday 13, 2017. The first batch include  Simon Osei Mensah – Ashanti region, Eric Kwakye Darfour – Eastern region, Ishmael Ashitey – Greater Accra region and Dr. Kweku Afriyie – Western region. Dr. Archibald Lesta – Volta Region, Alhassan Suleiman – […] The post Regional ministers to face vetting today appeared first on Ultimate FM. Regional Ministers-designate are expected